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UCONTENT: WHEN OFF-THE-RACK WON’T
DO, CREATE A CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINE

by Nicholas Tomaiuolo
Instruction Librarian,Central Connecticut State University
Searcher, the Magazine for Database Professionals
Vol. 18, No. 5 • June 2010


http://www.google.com/cse/

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jacso/extra/poly-page.html

http://developer.yahoo.com/search/boss/

http://www.topicle.com

http://www.gigablast.com/cts.html

http://www.cdc.gov

http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

http://www.nlm.nih.gov

http://www.Webmd.com

http://www.mayoclinic.com

http://Web.ccsu.edu/library/tomaiuolon/gig.htm

https://www.infotoday.com

http://library.stanford.edu

http://www.rollyo.com

http://web.ccsu.edu/library/tomaiuolon/cse.htm

http://www.m-w.com

http://law.dictionary.com

http://thesaurus.reference.com

http://www.wordsmyth.com

http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/

http://www.urbandictionary.com

http://www.urbandictionary.com

http://talktalk.co.uk

http://www.eurekster.com

http://web.ccsu.edu/library/tomaiuolon/
cse.htm#Art_Education_Swicki_Custom_Search

http://abacus-biotech-swicki-swicki.eurekster.com

http://www.google.com/cse

http://code.google.com/apis/customsearch/docs/ranking.html

http://www.loc.gov/law

http://www.loc.gov/law/find/

http://www.loc.gov/law/help/current-topics.php

http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/
customsearch/docs/dev_guide.html

http://web.ccsu.edu/library/tomaiuolon/cse.htm

http://web.ccsu.edu/library/tomaiuolon/cse2.htm

http://liszen.com

http://www.newsweek.com/id/119091/page/1

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/
latest-Web-trends-begin-to-influence-real-estate

http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue55/search-engines/

http://davenetics.com/2005/09/rollyo-roll-your-own-search-engine

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/050928-131049

http://googlecustomsearch.blogspot.com/
2007/09/better-search-results.html

http://googlecustomsearch.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html

http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/
customsearch/docs/dev_guide.html

http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/10/27/
what-google-coop-search-doesnt-do-well/

http://googlecustomsearch.blogspot.com/2006/11/
search-engine-that-could.html

http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2006/11/06/
google-fixes-my-custom-search-problems/

http://www.emich.edu/public/loex/341.pdf

EXAMPLES OF GOOGLE CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINES
(GENERAL POPULATION)

American Studies Research Engine
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=002331999179534190742:qpci9jus7gs

AvaxHome eBooks Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=006685002943402371085%3Att2opmx09zw

Beer Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=016934378210675293449%3Arcqm2rcnmay

Blackboard Building Blocks Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=017382694457362309606%3Acfllbwlh-tk

Caribbean Newspaper Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=002275625191349162002:w-heq-1o_g8

COINSHEET Numismatic Directory
http://www.coinsheetlinks.com/cse.htm?
cx=013915635592921844143%3A_o9-ri5edik&
q=&sa=Search&cof=FORID%3A9#29

ColdFusion Community Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=007073765987311344167:ci0-oyljemw

Expanding Your Horizons
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=005924364887099665360%3Avbxf-mzrv4i

Free Christmas Music
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=002112377756334047637%3A24oznya0sjw

Genealogy Sleuth Search Engine
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=013424889618151652423%3Aagp-m7vklms

Google For Medical Transcriptionists Only!
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=003427651722298574250:ptgl10o8ogw

Horse Associations Information
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=004196646990867871299%3Aiaob1fc8aae

Toastmasters Websites
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=010052009485502572144%3Acvnmxpjqvie

My Way, The Entrepreneur Network
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=007128276799695000480%3A1diwjra87ho

Quality Transportation-Related Websites for
Transportation Professionals
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=006511338351663161139%3Ahovexomtgsw

EXAMPLES OF GOOGLE CUSTOM SEARCH ENGINES
(INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS/LIBRARIANS)

AuseSearch (open access repositories in Australia)
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=012189697858739272261:yyyqychcumo

Co-op Copyright Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=017162326639705525688%3A7ixei1esn4q

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Search Engine
http://tinyurl.com/3xru96

DOAJ English Journal Content
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=005943177783402775348%3A0jxffbisbzk

Fulltext content Slavistics
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=006307447572931756341%3A9wshcffdysw

Health-related videos & other media
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=018314652393668012164%3Aia7524gib1g

IRSpace - Search South African & African research repositories
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=013518019117943970829%3Atlw8-sayn_q

Law Research
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=006799900080092102606:b6qtht02om4

Librarian’s E-Library (ALA)
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=015271347771663724636:cmwvisovdsg

LIS-ITA Search Engine (Italian Virtual Reference Desks)
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=015608285246104637611%3Ap-reer_2guo

Mrs. Gray’s Research Sites for Kids
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=009322589025648193163%3Axvlyfpfjkv0

Nokia Internet Tablets (NIT) running the Maemo OS and environment
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=014783630360138230012%3A5hwd9yj0uno

Questions and answers to reference questions from libraries
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=012681683249965267634:qtgsi-qxlku

ROAR Search Engine (open access content)
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=009118135948994945300%3Agvogitng0da

Theological Journals Search
http://www.google.com/cse/home?
cx=018443097211386924752%3Aluwi5uy2qbe